We’ve heard the debates about if and to what extent postsecondary institutions should train students to enter specific careers. Many argue that the traditional role of postsecondary institutions—especially universities—is to equip students with the reflective and critical thinking skills they will need for a lifetime of learning.

A growing number of Canada’s postsecondary institutions have begun implementing indigenization initiatives to better support Indigenous learners, communities, and other stakeholders while promoting diversity and inclusivity.

Any time a student moves from high school into postsecondary education, or from postsecondary into the workforce, there are always stakeholders on each side of the transition who seem to say to the other side, “You got this, right?”

Every year, institutions are finding clever new ways to make these platforms fun, informative, and interactive for people both inside and beyond their academic community. And their applicants, current students, and alumni are noticing their efforts.

For many higher ed professionals, this is the time of year when the reality of student rejection sets in, and conversations begin to centre on what can be done to turn things around in the next enrolment cycle.

We’ve heard the debates about if and to what extent postsecondary institutions should train students to enter specific careers. Many argue that the traditional role of postsecondary institutions—especially universities—is to equip students with the reflective and critical thinking skills they will need for a lifetime of learning.

A growing number of Canada’s postsecondary institutions have begun implementing indigenization initiatives to better support Indigenous learners, communities, and other stakeholders while promoting diversity and inclusivity.

Every institution will have applicants who decline their offer of admission. It’s an unfortunate event, but also one that can provide you and your team with critical knowledge for understanding how applicants see your school and how you can better connect with them.

Schools commit significant resources to making sure that their relationship with new students starts off on the right foot. But when it comes to planning these activities, administrators and incoming students might not always agree on the priorities. This is when having information about student preferences goes from being helpful to necessary.

Blue light. Many people don’t realize just how much it affects their lives. As our heads hit the pillow at night, we yawn and reach for our—Smartphones. Tablets. Laptops—any device with a glowing screen

More than ever, it’s not enough for institutions to track enrolment alone. Institutions need to know all the reasons why students choose them, don’t choose them, stay at their institution, or don’t stay at their institution.

How can Canada encourage more postsecondary students to study abroad? Both employers and higher ed institutions have acknowledged the value that this type of experience could bring to the country’s workforce. But according to recent numbers, only 3.1% of full-time university students and 1.1% of full-time college students have studied abroad as part of their postsecondary education.

We asked 1,400 StudentVu panelists what they thought about the growing presence of international students on campus, the domestic student-international student relationship, the proportion of international students to domestic students, and other related issues.

Travelling is what books do best. They are portable, can go anywhere, don’t need to be recharged, can be shared and borrowed. They travel into the hands of another knowledge seeker and are ready to transform the life of its new owner.

Any time a student moves from high school into postsecondary education, or from postsecondary into the workforce, there are always stakeholders on each side of the transition who seem to say to the other side, “You got this, right?”

It is important for those of us committed to improving the practice of teaching in higher education to recognize the contributions of cognitive science when we consider the brave new world of technology-enhanced learning.

Over the past two decades, many colleges have begun offering baccalaureate degrees and become more research-intensive. Yet one could argue that the processes for approving new research at colleges has yet to be adapted to their unique institutional needs.

The release each autumn of Education at a Glance, the OECD’s compendium of education statistics, is always a welcome event in Canada. It allows us to draw attention to this flattering headline: Canada is the most educated country in the developed world.

Academica’s StudentVu panel reveals that postsecondary students appreciate getting advance warnings about potentially upsetting content in the classroom. But they do not want their learning limited to safe material.

With a new school year underway, we are once again hearing about sexual violence on university and college campuses. The September news cycle included reports of sexual assault on the west and east costs alike. It also documented institutional efforts to develop and implement stand-alone sexual assault policies.